Miles
Mark
Turn
This Leg
Description
Start
Fort Lee Historical Park, in Fort Lee, New Jersey -- just South of George Washington Bridge on Rt 505, Hudson Terrace (or Main St).
0.0
R - North
0.1
unsigned- Rt 505 North (Hudson Terrace)
0.1
R
1.3
south walkway across the George Washington Bridge. It has some sharp bends. Please keep your speed down -- collisions with other bicyclists have occurred. Check Road Conditions page.
1.4
Straight
0.1
Enter ending ramp of south walkway. On the final downhill section, it narrows, and makes a sharp turn.
1.5
R
0.1
178th St (East-bound) up hill
1.6
R
0.1
Pinehurst Ave
1.7
R
0.1
177th St (West-bound)
1.8
L
0.5
Haven Ave
2.3
R
0.1
Fort Washington Ave (South-bound)
2.3
site
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
2.4
EE
R
0.1
165th St -- down a steep hill
2.5
EE
L
4.7
Riverside Drive (South-bound)
4.9
site
Grant's Tomb
5.5
Variation
for more of Central Park
: after 3.0Mi, turn L onto 110th St and go East-bound 0.8Mi. At Central Park West / Frederick Douglas Ave, enter the park, turn R onto the loop road in the middle of the big hill climb, and continue South to rejoin the main route. [last checked 2004]6.3
cross over 96th St
7.2
L
0.6
78th St (East-bound)
7.8
T
R
0.1
Columbus Ave
7.9
site
Museum of Natural History
7.9
L
0.2
8.1
cross
0.1
cross Central Park West, enter Central Park, continue onto 77th St extension in Central Park
8.2
R -
South
0.3
Central Park loop road -- South-bound ("West Drive") -- yield to traffic already on the loop road
8.5
Straight
-
South
0.5
9.0
curve L - East
0.2
continue on loop road East-bound (exit to R goes to Columbus Circle and 59th St)
9.2
curve L - North
0.7
continue on loop road North-bound (entrance from R is from 6th Avenue)
9.9
BR -
North
2.4
continue on main loop road North-bound (road to L goes to West side of park and 72nd St)
11.6
curve
L,
curve R
curve L - West
12.3
R
0.0
exit from the loop road to Central Park North (110th St) at Adam Clayton Powell Blvd (7th Ave). (If you're climbing up a big hill, you've gone too far.)
12.3
Variation
to cover the complete Central Park loop on your ride
: continue Straight West on the loop road, curve L and South as climb the Great Hill. After 2.5Mi exit R to 77th St and Central Park West. Take 77th St West-bound 0.8Mi, turn R onto Riverside Drive (North-bound) 1.7Mi, R on 110th St, Cathedral Pkwy 0.6Mi, L on Morningside Dr to rejoin main route. Adds 4.4Mi to route. [last checked 2003]12.3
T
L
0.2
Central Park North (110th St) West-bound
12.5
EE
cross
0.2
cross Central Park West / Frederick Douglas Ave -- becomes Cathedral Parkway (110th St) \
12.7
R
0.3
Morningside Drive (North-bound)
12.7
Variation
Simpler and quicker: Straight on 110th St West-bound, EE - T - R on Riverside Drive (North-bound) to rejoin main route. [last checked 2003]
site
13.0
L
0.1
116th St (West-bound)
13.1
EE
cross
0.2
cross Amsterdam Ave, go thru gate into campus
13.3
site
Columbia University
13.3
EE
cross
0.1
exit campus thru gate, cross Broadway to go West on 116th St
13.3
food
lots of possibilities along Broadway
13.3
site
Barnard College to the Right
13.4
R
0.3
Claremont Ave
13.6
site
seminaries and cathedral
13.7
L
0.1
122th St (West-bound)
13.8
EE
R
2.4
Riverside Drive (North-bound)
13.8
site
Grant's Tomb
15.7
cross 158th St
16.2
EE
R
0.1
165th St (East-bound) up a short steep hill. This turn comes in the middle of a downhill.
16.3
EE
L
0.5
Fort Washington Ave (North-bound)
16.4
site
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
16.8
L
0.1
177th St (West-bound)
16.9
R
0.1
Cabrini Blvd -- look for signs for bicycle-pedestrian path across bridge.
17.0
L
0.0
sidewalk
17.0
L
0.1
Beginning ramp of south walkway across the George Washington Bridge, for bicyclists and pedestrians. On the initial uphill section, it starts narrow, and with a sharp turn.
17.1
Straight
1.3
George Washington Bridge -- south walkway. Widens now, but with some sharp bends. Please keep your speed down -- collisions with other bicyclists have occurred. Check Road Conditions page.
18.4
L
0.1
unsigned- Rt 505 South (Hudson Terrace)
18.5
L
Finish
Fort Lee Historical Park, in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
